Philyra (plant)

Philyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Philyra
Klotzsch
Binomial name
Philyra brasiliensis
Klotzsch
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllera Endl., spelling variation
  • Ditaxis brasiliensis (Klotzsch) Baill.
  • Argythamnia brasiliensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Philyra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Philyra brasiliensis, native to Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 199 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  3. ↑ Tropicos
  4. ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ↑ Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  6. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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